Spectacle case

ABSTRACT

The invention relates to an attachable spectacle case for spectacles or sun glasses capable of protecting the glasses and their lenses against pressure and abrasion. The spectacle case is made of a body ( 1 ) from a material which may be a flexible or rigid material and having a rectangular front side (a) and a rectangular rear side (b) separated by means of a central rectangular surface (c) and having folding lines (d) and (e) and the front side (a) is provided with a trapezoidal prism ( 2 ) symmetrically disposed at the bottom which is intended to secure the nasal saddle of the glasses, the spectacle case having the components of the closing device arranged on the trapezoidal prism ( 2 ) and on the rear side (b) of the spectacle case, and the glasses&#39; temples are folded outwards of the spectacle case.

The invention relates to an attachable spectacle case for spectacles orsun glasses.

Spectacle cases are often designed to receive the entire frame of theglasses. Although, on the one hand, enclosing the entire frame by thespectacle case provides good protection for them, on the other hand, itlimits their portability.

Ordinary spectacle cases, which enclose the entire frame, are generallymassive, made of non-deformable materials, making it difficult to carryin clothing. For this reason, most people do not keep their glasses insuch spectacle cases, but carry them in their pockets, such as thebreast pocket, or just leave them in handy places when they are notneeded.

In the most common cases, glasses are lost, their lenses may bescratched or covered with dust when left uncovered, or glasses caneasily break when they are falling, so there is a need to achieve asimple, light, flexible spectacle case with a reduced volume.

Several types of spectacle cases are known which have various advantagesas well as disadvantages and which are disclosed in patents and patentapplications EP2976961A1, JP4011034B2, U.S. Pat. No. 4,290,522,WO2011095864A2.

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a lightweight,flexible and low volume spectacle case, capable of protecting theglasses and their lenses against pressure and abrasion.

The advantages of the spectacle case according to the invention are asfollows: the same design of spectacle case can be used for differenttypes of glasses; it can be made of both deformable materials and rigidmaterials and it is small enough to be inserted, attached to theglasses, into the classical spectacle cases.

According to the invention, the spectacle case is made of a body ofsufficiently rigid material such as natural or synthetic leather orplastic combined or not with textile materials, the body of materialhaving a front rectangular side and a rectangular rear side, separatedby means of a rectangular central surface and folding to one anotherafter folding lines, the front face being provided with a trapezoidalprism having a base with an isosceles trapezoid shape and beingsymmetrically disposed to the edge of the front side, on this prismbeing also placed one of the components of the closure of the spectaclecase, the other closing part of the spectacle case being mounteddirectly on the rear side, and the two sides are folded one over theother having the trapezoidal prism between them.

According to the invention, the spectacle case has the advantage of areduced volume and increased flexibility, and it can be stored in anypocket, at neck or hip or in any bag without any inconvenience,protecting the glasses against pressure and abrasion. Also, thespectacle case according to the invention is attached very simply to theglasses, can be used for glasses of different sizes and is very cheap toproduce.

The following are some examples of embodiments of the invention inconnection with FIGS. 1-19, which are:

FIG. 1, overview of the spectacle case in the open position

FIG. 2 shows an unfolded view of the spectacle case;

FIG. 3, a view of how the spectacle case attaches to the glasses;

FIG. 4 is a view of the spectacle case with the glasses inserted insideand the temples folded outwards;

FIG. 5, a top view of the spectacle case with the glasses insertedinside;

FIG. 6 is a view of how the spectacle case is attached to the glasses ina reversed position;

FIG. 7, view of the spectacle case with the glasses being insertedreversed inside and with the temples unfolded

FIG. 8, top view of the spectacle case with the glasses insertedreversed inside;

FIG. 9, top view of a curved spectacle case with the glasses insertedinside;

FIG. 10, view of a spectacle case with a magnetic closing device

FIG. 11, a view of a spectacle case with a Velcro fastener

FIG. 12 is a view of a spectacle case whose trapezoidal prism has arounded top side

FIG. 13, a view of a spectacle case whose trapezoidal prism has an emptyinterior without having a front side

FIG. 14 is a view of how to use the empty space of the prism of thespectacle case

FIG. 15, spectacle case with protective pockets for the bottom of thelens

FIG. 16, spectacle case whose rear side is provided with openings toallow the nose pads to stand outwardly

FIG. 17, a top view of a spectacle case whose rear side is provided withopenings for the nose pads to stand outwardly

FIG. 18, a view of a prism free spectacle case, provided on the rearside with openings for the nose pads to be able to stand outwardly

FIG. 19 is a view of a prism free spectacle case, provided on the rearside with openings so that the nose pads can stand outwardly and thetemples are folded outwards

The spectacle case according to the invention as shown in FIG. 1 is madeof a body of material 1, which may be a material of a certain degree ofstiffness but which also retains a certain flexibility such as naturalskin or synthetics, appropriately processed paper or fabric or plastic.The body 1 can also be made of combinations of the materials listedabove and may include metal or composite inserts if it is desired toobtain superior stiffness or flexibility.

The material body 1 has a rectangular front side a and a rectangularrear side b, which may have rounded corners separated by a rectangularcentral surface c and which folds one to the other by d and e foldlines. If less rigid material is used, fold lines d and e, as well asthe edges of the faces a and b can be stiffened by hems and stitches.

The front side a is provided with a trapezoidal prism 2. This is astraight prism symmetrically disposed at the bottom of the anterior sidea and has two identical parallel sides having the shape of an isoscelestrapezoid, one of which is attached by gluing or other process of thefront side or may be an integral part of it. The symmetry axis of thetrapezoidal side of the prism coincides with the symmetry axis a and bof the sides of the spectacle case—FIG. 2. The dimensions of thetrapezoidal prism 2 are chosen in such a way that the prism constitutesa support for the nasal saddle of the glasses, which is coming incontact with the lateral sides of the trapezoidal prism 2.

The trapezoidal prism is the most rigid component of the spectacle caseand can be made of plastic material or any other rigid materialcomparable to it. Its side faces that come in contact with the nasalsaddle of the glasses can be lined with various soft materials forprotection. Its interior may be full or empty.

One of the closure components of the spectacle case is placed on thetrapezoidal prism 2, and the second component is placed on the rear faceb. In the variant of the spectacle case illustrated in the FIG. 1, theclosure is a metallic staple with the components f and g.

The spectacle case is used in the following way: open the spectaclecase, place the unfolded glasses with the nasal saddle on thetrapezoidal prism 2—FIG. 3, then fold the spectacle case, close with theclosing device and fold the glasses' temples—FIG. 4 and FIG. 5.

It is noteworthy that the spectacle case can also be attached inreverse, the front side of it thus becoming the rear side, and the rearside becoming the front side—FIG. 6, FIG. 7 and FIG. 8.

Depending on your preferences, you can choose a spectacle case withcurved sides according to the curvature of your glasses, and in thiscase the spectacle case could be closed either in the rear side—FIG. 9or in the front only.

The closing device can be a metallic or plastic staple, but can also bea magnetic staple—FIG. 10 or Velcro—FIG. 11, or buttons or other knownclosing devices may be used. For easier placement of the glasses in thespectacle case, the top of the trapezoidal prism can be replaced with arounded shape as can be seen in FIG. 12.

For an even easier use of the spectacle case, the anterior part of thetrapezoidal prism, as well as its corresponding portion from the front,may be missing, thus obtaining an empty space inside the prism—FIG. 13,a space that is useful for the user who can thus fix easier thespectacle case with the fingers—FIG. 14.

For additional lens protection, the spectacle case can be provided onthe front side also with some pockets h where the bottom of the lensenters—FIG. 15.

For a small thickness of the spectacle case, the trapezoidal prism canhave a smaller thickness, in this case the nasal saddle of the glassesbeing partially supported on the parallelepiped—FIG. 16. In this casethe rear side of the spectacle case will be provided with some openings,slots or holes i and j letting the nose pads to come out partially ortotally from the spectacle case—FIG. 17.

A particular variant of the spectacle case is obtained by totallyremoving the prism, so the openings, the slots or the holes i and j areremaining on the rear face thus helping to fix the glasses in thespectacle case—FIG. 18 and FIG. 19.

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 9. Spectacle case made of a body (1), which may be a flexible or rigid material and which has a front side (a) and a rear side (b) separated by means of a rectangular central surface (c), a closing device and glasses' arms folded outwards of the spectacle case, the front side (a) being optionally provided with a trapezoidal prism (2) symmetrically disposed at the bottom of the front side (a) and which is intended to fix the nasal saddle of the glasses sides (a) and (b) which are folded to one another by folding lines (d) and (e), characterized in that the spectacle case having the components of the closing device disposed on the trapezoidal prism (2) and on the rear side (b) of the spectacle case, and the rear side (b) is provided with two openings, slots or orifices (i) and (j) which allow the nose pads to protrude from the spectacle case.
 10. Spectacle case according to claim 1, wherein the rear side (b) is provided with two openings, slots or orifices (i) and (j) to fix the glasses and which allow the nose pads to protrude out of the spectacle case and the spectacle case having the components of the closing device disposed on the front side (a) and on the rear side (b) of the spectacle case (b). 